The narrator of this story is unable to write the Chinese character for "aniseed" when confronted by a patron of the tavern in which he works as a potboy. The title character of this story claims that his broken legs are the result of a fall, not the result of stealing from Mr. Ding, and he also claims that for a scholar, taking books shouldn't be considered stealing. That character's nickname derives from the first three
The narrator of this story is unable to write the Chinese character for "aniseed" when confronted by a patron of the tavern in which he works as a potboy. The title character of this story claims that his broken legs are the result of a fall, not the result of stealing from Mr. Ding, and he also claims that for a scholar, taking books shouldn't be considered stealing. That character's nickname derives from the first three characters in a children's copybook. Coming after "Diary of a Madman" in Lu Xun's collection Call to Arms, for 10 points, what is this short story about a student who has never passed the imperial examinations?
The narrator of this story is unable to write the Chinese character for "aniseed" when confronted by a patron of the tavern in which he works as a potboy.
“{Kong Yiji}”